Coffee shops in gentrifying LA: Designs matter

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Jan. 14, 2020 Los Angeles

Inside Hilltop Kitchen and Coffee. Photo by Jerome Campbell.

We visit three new coffee shops in LA’s historically black neighborhoods to see how designs of the spaces signal who’s welcomed and who’s not.

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel

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